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(ModeL) P. WIC'LAUSSEN. Drying Room Clip.

Patented Feb, 15 18 81.

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NITED STATES I PATENT FREDERICK W. OLAUSSEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO OAKLEY & KEATING, OF SAME PLACE.

DRYING-ROOM CLIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 237,821, dated February 15, 1881. Application filed December 3, 1880. (Model) To all whom "it may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. CLAUS- SEN, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Drying-Room Clip, of which the followingis afull,

clear, and exact description.

The nature of my invention consists in an improved clip for use in drying-rooms of laundries in suspending shirts and other articles of clothing.

Spring-clips have heretofore been made for the special purpose named, the springs being convenient in the respect of removing a number of articles from the clips at once; but as 1 the weight came upon the springs they were not reliable, especially when steel springs were used, as the temper of the spring was weakened by the tinnin g process necessary for clips of this character. Eccentric clips or clamps have also been used; but these rapidly wear out and require the separate operation of each in removing the clothing.

The object of my invention is to furnish clips having the advantages of spring-clips without the objections found in the devices heretofore used; and to that end my invention consists in a clip having a body of hook shape for sustaining the clothing, and provided with a spring, which serves to retain the article on the clip,

0 so thatthe article can be readily slipped on and off, and the spring is relieved from strain, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a number of my improved 3 5 clips as attached to a supporting-rail; and Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the rail, showing the clips in face view.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A A are the clips, attached to rails B as closely together as may be. The rails B, as usual, are secured to the ceilin g of the dryingroom a short distance apart, so that each shirt or other article may be suspended from two of the clips. The clips A consist of the hookshaped portion a, one end of which is formed with an angular base, I), apertured for a screw,

by which the clip is secured to rail B, while the outer end of the hook is curved in reverse direction of the hook, so as not to interfere 0 with the article being placed on the hook.

c is the spring, consisting ofa strip ofspringmetal secured by one end beneath the base b of the hook by the screw which holds the clip to the rail, and bent in curved form to bear on 5 5 the outer end of hook at at the upper side thereof. The spring 0 is made of sufficient length for its outer end to extend nearly to the rail B, so that when the spring is raised for insertion of the article the end coming in contact with rail B limits the movement of the spring. The rail B is grooved lengthwise, as shown at e, to receive the hase B of the clip, so that the clip may not turn on the screw.

With this clip, when the article of clothing is placed on the same, the weight is taken by the portion a, the hook shape of which tends to retain the article, so that the spring 0, though light, is sufficient to prevent articles slipping oft. By using the spring with the hook particular care is not required in placing the article, as it will be held though only partially put on, and the article may be readily removed by a slight pull.

This construction gives a drying-room clip combining all the conveniences required without the objections existin g to clips heretofore used.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Fat ent- The drying-room clip A, having horizontal angular base I) and S-shaped hook a, in com bination with the spring 0, adapted to be clamped at one end between said clip and a suitable rail, and having its outer upward-extending end nearly in contact with said rail when applied thereto, substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose specified.

FREDERICK W. GLAUSSEN.

Witnesses GEO. D. WALKER, (J. SEDGWICK. 

